diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 941c87de..d159169d 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
   The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
 modification follow.
 
-		            GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
 
   0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
-		            END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
+                     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
-	        How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
+            How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
 
   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
 possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it